Ever felt the weight of your ministry responsibilities was a little more than you expected? Have you wished for more leaders around you to share the responsibilities? I have. I memorized Galatians 6:9 to encourage myself not to become weary in doing good. I prayed Matthew 9:38 asking Him to send more workers in the harvest field. […]
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10 Ways for Pastors to Be High Capacity Leaders
What do pastors have in common with CEOs? Quite a bit when you think about it: casting the vision, making hiring decisions, setting strategic direction, and innovating, just for starters. These high level leadership abilities don’t come out of thin air. How does a willing servant of the Lord become a high capacity leader? You learn about leadership and […]
Do you Know the 3 Unspoken Promises Church Leaders Make?
Stepping into leadership is exhilarating. And daunting. As a new leader, these questions made themselves at home in my head: “Will people follow me? Will they like me? Will I be able to accomplish anything?” Little did I know, followers have their own litany of questions. They want to know: “Is this person trustworthy? Do I want to follow […]
How to be a Church Leader who is a Better, Faster Reader
What’s a guy to do when a family member, friend, or church member asks what you would like for Christmas or your birthday? You may not want to give them a look at what’s really on your wish list. Gift cards, then? Cold cash? Maybe. Here’s the million dollar answer: a book, please! Leaders are […]
Why your Success will Follow your Faithfulness
3 Reasons Why Faithfulness is More Important than Success As a teenager, my pastor introduced me to 1 Corinthians 4:2: “Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.” According to Paul, faithfulness isn’t an option for God’s people, it’s a requirement. On the other hand, while there’s never […]
The Cure for Crazy Busy
Does your to-do list feel long and heavy this week? How long has it been since you took your foot off the gas? Join the club. John Ortberg’s book Soul Keeping: Caring for the Most Important Part of You crossed my path last week and I decided to download it and take a quick look at it […]
The 3 Simple Behaviors of Successful People
There are six of us. All are pastors. All of them lead mega-mega churches. And we get together every January for a Pastors’ Roundtable Retreat. This year I saw that these successful friends of mine have three things in common. They show up. They stay long-term. And they never stop learning. A ton of great books […]
7 Reasons to Start a Pastors’ Roundtable Retreat
February 2013 I spent three days recently at a cabin with five other pastors, holding what we call a Roundtable. I’m from California. We met in Illinois, where it blizzarded one day and the temperature hit negative seven one night. I didn’t care. What we were doing was so important we didn’t need to go […]